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INFORMIX HOSTS LARGEST-EVER WORLDWIDE USER CONFERENCE Product Announcements, Track Sessions and Conference Speakers to Address How to Maximize Performance with Informix Database Technology SAN JOSE, Calif., (July 17, 1995) -- Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFMX), the leader in parallel processing database technology, will host more than four thousand new and existing customers and partners from around the world at its fourth- annual Informix Worldwide User Conference and Exhibition. The four-day event, which opens today at the San Jose Convention Center, is the largest gathering of Informix customers and partners in the company's history. The conference will include 92 outside speakers and 64 Informix representatives conducting more than 100 sessions and tutorials designed to help users take advantage of Informix technology. More than 100 of Informix's key business partners and value-added partners (VAPs) will exhibit the latest Informix-based solutions and services, including 16 companies participating in an INFORMIX(R)-NewEra(TM) Partner Pavilion. "This year's outstanding attendance and partner participation is a direct reflection of Informix's increasing market momentum fueled by the success of INFORMIX(R)-OnLine Dynamic Server(TM) and the growing acceptance of INFORMIX-NewEra," said Phil White, Informix's chairman and CEO. "Our customers know that only Informix provides database technology that grows as their businesses grow. Our user conference is a great opportunity for our customers to learn how to put our database technology into action from the workgroup level all the way up to the enterprise." In accordance with this year's conference theme: "Maximize Your Performance," Informix will unveil INFORMIX-OnLine Extended Parallel Server (OnLine XPS), the newest product based on the company's parallel processing database architecture: Dynamic Scalable Architecture (DSA), at the conference's general session on July 18. The company will also introduce a new version of INFORMIX-NewEra, an object-oriented client/server application development environment. Users at the conference can also expect a World Wide Web-related announcement with a new Informix partner. In addition, more than 25 Informix partners are expected to announce new and enhanced partnerships and support for Informix's new and existing products during the conference. Marc Andreessen, vice president of technology and co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation, as well as co-developer of the NCSA Mosaic(TM) browser for the World Wide Web, will deliver the conference keynote address. The conference will also feature an industry analyst panel with database experts, Herbert Edelstein, president of Euclid Associates; Jeffrey Tash, president of Database Decisions; and Colin White, president of Database Associates. Conference attendees will be able to choose from six conference tracks: Advanced Technology for Application Developers, Advanced Technology for DBAs, Business Management, By Popular Demand, Industry Spotlights, and Technology Trends. About Informix Informix Software is the leading supplier of high-performance, parallel processing database technology for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Council (TPC) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. The company's corporate headquarters are in Menlo Park, California. ### INFORMIX, Dynamic Scalable Architecture, OnLine Dynamic Server, and NewEra, are trademarks of Informix Software, Inc. All other names indicated by R or TM are trademarks their respective owners. -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% William Daul Advanced Support INFORMIX SOFTWARE INC. 4100 Bohannon Dr. (415) 926-6488 - wk Menlo Park, CA. 94025 uunet!infmx!billd or billd@informix.com